HELP PLEASE!! Positive urine tests, negative bloods???

Hey guys.

I'm so confused here. Slightly devastated at the same time.

I've had a trillion urine tests which have all come up positive. i was worried that the line wasn't getting darker.. but different tests are showing darker lines than others. The important thing is that they're getting darker, slowly.

So I had a blood test and got the results tonight, and they show that i'm not pregnant at all. I just know that it's wrong, because i have every symptom.. especially the morning sickness.. holy moly!!

i had an internal exam and the doctor told me that i look pregnant from that view...extremely high cervix, closed and purple etc. period is late, all the symptoms are there, urine tests are all clearly positive, but the blood test shows hcg is only 2 which means not pregnant. He suggested I may have had a miscarriage but i haven't bled and my symptoms are still present, along with urine tests taken even today are still positive.

I'm very heartbroken, because the only reason i was having this test was to make sure it isn't another ectopic.

Has anyone else had, or heard of anyone who has had negative blood work but still had a positive outcome? I mean, i JUST did a POAS test and it's more positive than it was yesterday! My boobs are soo much bigger that i can't wear half of my tops, m/s is violent, dehydrated, extreme exhaustion, larger nipples, more CM, had implantation bleeding and ovulation spotting, the normal cramps are there, the HORRIBLE sense of smell is back... oh too much to list... it's all there.

My DP thinks that the test is wrong as he's so certain i'm pregnant. HELP!! lol, someone??

oh hun, I have no idea. I do hope there's a mix up or something. :hug:

I have just been in a similar situation! Except I had very faint urine tests and negative blood. However the fact that you have had multiple dark urine tests is promising. And apparently blood tests can be wrong, especially seeing as you are still very early on. I really hope you are pregnant and not experiencing an early loss. Good luck!!

I am sorry Ciara you must feel really upset and confused.

A quantative BHCG will give you a value of the hormone level in your blood. If that is 2 that is classed as not pregnant by most labs.

If you are still getting positive urine tests I am not really sure what is going on there. The depth of the line is not important - tests getting darker do not necessarily indicate a viable pregnancy - just as feint lines do not necessarily indicate a non viable pregnancy.

I am a little bit dumbfounded as to why you have positve tests - the tests routinely used in a drs surgery are usually about 50miu which is why some people using early response tests at home will get a negative at the doctors. Simply because often home tests are more sensitive. This is because the rate of "chemical" pregnancy is high - & these preganancies typically are lost around or just after a period would have been due.

If I were you. I would go to another doctor. I would tell them what happened and demand a repeat quantatative Bhcg. This will give you a figure. If that again says 2 - I suggest that something else is going on. It is very rare for HCG to be present chemically without pregnancy.

So, go to the Docs again tomorrow and ask for it to be urgent. That way you'll get the result tomorrow.

Just a thought. When did you have the bloods taken for this test???

If it was a few days ago it's possible that the little cells hadn't implanted yet and thus your body had not begun to produce HCG...

hi guys

thanks for the responses. My doc told me to wait another 4 weeks to get blood test again. I don't know... i'm not sure if i should get another doctor to order tests tomorrow.. or wait the 4 weeks and see if AF comes... I'm just so confused and sad.

i have been doing a search on a web search engine and found other forums from other places where women have had similar experiences and found out a few days or weeks later' that they were in fact pregnant and have since had their healthy babies... I'm hoping so much that's me... but i think i might be clutching at straws here.

You're probably right Inanna.. I probably do need to get these results back asap with another test.

Thanks for the responses... sorry i just don't know how to respond.. i'm still in shock and denial.

Jodi, i'm hoping it was a mix up! But i'm not confident that would have happened either..

MM - i might be joining you in the ttc forum again soon, i guess... I don't know... I guess there's only one way to figure this out.. and that's another blood test isn't it?

Dont know about you but for me waiting another 4 weeks would be a nightmare. Maybe give it another week and do another urine test/see if your period arrives?? I've just been through this myself and the waiting to know one way or another is horrible

hi ciara,

i had a similar thing happen to me with the hcg levels dropping.

At 4 weeks and 4 days (Tuesday this week) I woke up and had no symptoms like the day previous, i just knew something was up so i did a pee test and it was there but feint. I freaked and thought it should have been a darker line so i waited until later in the day and peed again and it was even more feint, like nearly a BFN but not quite. That was Tuesday and now its been 24 hrs and i just began to bleed now. I knew yesterday in my heart that it was gone even though i had a blood result of >42 hcg on monday.

Since your symptoms are still strong and you still have a BFP, you must still be producing high levels of hcg, im totally baffled.

Perhaps go and see another doctor tomorrow.

My doctor sent me to an ultrasound today to see if there was a gestational sac but i didnt go, i know mine is gone.

I think its the only way you will be able to know whats going on is if you have an ultrasound and see if theres a sac. They apparently can tell whether the pregnancy is viable at 4 weeks but you cant see much else. Just the tiny circle of the sac and whether its growing something.

Good luck hun, I will keep you in my prayers and im here to chat anytime. xox

Hey Hun,

I can totally relate to your situation in fact I have posted the a thread with the same name more than once. Sadly my pregancies turned out to be what the dr's call chemical pregnancy. It's where the egg fertilises but doesn't implant properly so you are technically pregnant with all the signs and symptoms ( i found this was the worst) but its not viable. I had this happen 9 times before I was blessed with this pregnancy.

With all my chemical pregnancies I would make it to roughly 5 weeks then miscarry. I would always have multiple positive urine pregnancy tests, always light but definately there. Even the dr's urine tests came back positive. but blood tests were always at 2 or 3.

I have heard of this happening to many women and they go on to have beautiful healthy babies. So don't give up hope. But I hope you don't mind me sharing my story with you.

I will be praying for you and bubs

x
Cara

This can happen Cara as there will still be HCG in the urine after there is not HCG (or very little) in the blood.

It is just a little confusing that the urine result was positive at the doctors... Usually they are not.

I hope you get some answers. :hug:

I had a similar thing happen but unfotunately for me it turned out to eb a chemical pregnancy. I even had a postive hpt at the Dr but my bt came back -tive. Big :hug: for you as i understand how frustrating it is not knowing for sure what's happening. I sincerly hope that your little sticks x

:hug:
I've just come through an ectopic and so I can sympathise with the feeling of not knowing whats going on but still clutching at the straws that it might be healthy.
My advice is to not try to solve the mystery in your head cos if you come to the wrong conclusion, you'll be crushed all over again.
But I cannot believe that your doc said to wait 4 weeks! especially since you're at higher risk of another ectopic. I think you need to find a doc that will order you a serial b-hCG every second day so you can see what the levels are doing.
There's no point getting an ultrasound when the levels are low, they wont see anything. (I had to wait another week before they saw mine on ultrasound)
It is certainly very strange that you got positive HPTs on either side of such a low blood test, but urine levels will not always reflect blood levels (there's a kidney in between there)

I really hope that it is a sticky bub, or at worst a chemical preg. praying it is not an ectopic.

Hi guys,

thanks so much for all the replies. so i guess i need to come to terms with the fact that it's probably a chemical pregnancy. as much as i don't want to believe it though :(

I haven't started to bleed yet, and i'm still sick with ms. still lots of pregnancy symptoms. but i feel as though i've lost this battle. I don't think i'll go and get another blood test done because i don't think i can bear to hear bad results again.

My DP and I agreed that we'll just wait it out and if i start to bleed it will confirm a m/c. I'll keep you posted to let you know what the outcome is.. but i think we all know deep down what has happened.

Thanks so much for the support!

All my blessings to each and every one of you

Im so sorry ciara :( I had a chemical pregnancy this week and i was the same amount along as you. I was so disappointed. I realised on tuesday and then started bleeding wednesday night.

The good thing is the doctor said to treat a chemical like its a period (i know its still a loss) but its ok to start ttc afterward whenever you feel ready. That gave me a little bit of hope.

It feels terrible being excited about it all. I got positive bloods and the doctor wrote a letter to my Ob saying i was in the early stages of my second pregnancy.... and the next day im not :(

I know how you are feeling and if you ever want to talk please dont hesitate to message me.

All the best and ill be thinking of you xox

I am so sorry for you my dear. Thinking of you.. xox

So sorry, this sucks :(

Darling I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. Take care of eachother babe, and perhaps you may fell a little stronger by monday to find out what is happening.
Just take care no matter what you decide to do, we are here for you X

Im so sorry. Take care of yourself :comfort:

Thanks so much guys! Its overwhelming the amount of support you ladies have offered! I'm so thankful to all of you. And thanks for all the ladies who have shared their own stories with me. I appreciate every little bit of info!

MSAdelaide, I'm sorry this happened to you also. The good news for you is that you have started your new cycle again, so at least you know when you can conceive again!! There's a small glimpse of light at the end of it! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with me! Perhaps these early pregnancy tests are more evil than good!!

And to everyone else - Thank you so much! I'm feeling much better now that i have someone to share it with!

I'm still in limbo with it all though.. haven't started to bleed yet, and it's been 6 days since the blood test so i would have thought i'd have had AF by now?? Does anyone have any idea on when i should begin AF after a chemical if that's what it is?

i know he said to wait a month.. and I will... but it's so frustrating after just one week. :(
The doc kinda made me feel like a fool when i got the results, and I don't want to feel that way again. I'll definately just wait it out.

Ciara I started my period 5 days after the blood test, I was almost 6 wks along. I'm so sorry for you. :(

Hi MM, thanks so much! Sorry that you've experienced this also.. along with so many other women!

When i sought the second opinion, the doc didn't seem to concerned just yet. I have a slightly overactive thyroid, which i chose not to medicate as i'm more holistic with my healthcare. So apparently thyroid issues can make blood tests inaccurate for hcg detection, only urine tests should be used for accuracy. I guess this is because urine isn't inside long enough for a faster metabolism to dilute the hormone?? I dunno lol. but basically doc said not to stress as i haven't bled yet and bbs still sore, ms still there etc.. I'm just really stressing about Monday's scan now. I'm worried that nothing will show up... or that I'll get there and find that I have miscarried but just haven't passed it yet.

Aargh!! It's all too much for me! I have had a rough time with abusive and violent drug-addicted neighbours lately, so been moving house to escape them... and in the middle i'm stressing about this!! lol... yes, i know i'm ranting.. i'm actually a very 'together' person normally haha.. i swear!!

xx

Ciara, let it all out darl :) Venting is good, stress probably not so good :) Seems you might have nothing to worry about after all with the overactive thyroid. I'm still praying that everything works out fine, and I'm looking forward to some good news on monday!

Hiya guys,

just letting you all know that i had my scan done this morning. The sonographer was lovely. Looks like blighted ovum... so i guess I just wait to start bleeding? she's a little puzzled that i haven't started to bleed yet so she's asked for me to have some bloods taken again over a few days and return for another scan if i don't start bleeding soon. She said there's a small mass of something in my uterus but she can't confirm that it's a foetus or sac as its too small. There's still a chance that it's not so gloomy... but at this stage it appears to be a loss.

Thanks for all the support and help! It's helped me so much. I'm kinda a bit in shock but it would have been worse if I didn't have you guys to get me through it!

Still got the vomiting and sore boobs, but i guess that will all go away once I start to bleed?? I dunno.

Thanks so much for the update. Take care and rest up hun. :hug:

I'm really sorry babe xx

I hope that you get to have the day off today and can rest and look after yourself.

:hug:

You may not bleed for awhile with a blighted ovum because essentially your body still thinks its a normal pregnancy, hence the symptoms. I had a blighted ovum with my first pregnancy and had a d&c because I went weeks and weeks still vomitting and feeling preg but not progressing. Please rest up and take care of yourself hun; Im very sorry :(

Thanks guys for the support.

And Freya, thanks for the info! I had no idea that could happen, hence why i've been so confused with no bleeding! perhaps if symptoms don't stop I will need to do the same.

Sucks that women have to go through these types of things... isn't there already enough to cope with ?? LOL

I'm so sorry. It just isn't fair sometimes.

Ciara :hug:- I just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you, My dear sister went through a similar experience with her first pregnancy and had multiple scans, it was the not knowing if it was a viable pregnancy or not that was the hardest, trying not to get hopes up but so hard not to..it must be so hard waiting.

Thanks Pinny. what was the outcome for your sister?

Cassius, yes i did take the day off today.. i just slept. Didn't feel like doing much else. Lucky for me my DD wanted to have a dvd-a-thon and she ended up sleeping at the same time that i did.

Liviam, thanks. You're right it just isn't. I guess it just makes u appreciate what u do have even more, right?

I just wanted to come in and say how sorry I am. :hug: Take as much time as you feel you need from work and rest.

Take care

I'm sorry sweetheart. Look after yourself, it's a really hard thing to go through. Best of luck for the future.

I had a similar pregnancy to yours where I did not bleed (apart from daily spotting) but it was confirmed the pregnancy was over, and in the end I had a D&C. To be honest that was almost closure for me, I couldn't believe a pregnancy would just end with no drama whatsoever, I needed there to be bleeding or something to let my brain adjust to the pregnancy being over.

I am so sad you are going through this ciara.e, I hope you have some concrete answers soon

T
xx

I'm just sending big hugs your way.......

I'm so sorry for the stress you've had to live through.